Funeral time honored by cabinet members and leaders
Phy swore and declared, Yeaped for the memory of ad 8 mad, as business paused for a funeral. Tao Presi de bers of the Cabinet and other prominent people attended the ceremony.
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Phy
Lalf-maat
Tao
Collapse of the Strike Ends on Sudden Labor Accord
The strike collapses as Knights of Labor surrender and B,000 workers return to coal fields. Nearly all strikers are to resume work, signaling a swift end to disruption and renewed business activity.
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Knights of Labor
Man Hooted and Peited Suk Huste Belle
The passage records an incident involving a man who hooted and peited Suk Huste Belle. It notes Gladstone arrived at Dover on the fourth to depart to the Continent.
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Dover
Ruse Tried to Reach Austria Pact Amid Bulgarian War
Dispatch asserts Ruse sought an agreement with Austria contrary to official denials. It claims the aim was to align with Berlin Treaty terms during the Bulgarian conflict.
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Austria
Visible Grain Supplies Reported in New York Markets
New York visible grain supplies show numbers for wheat 44 247 634 bushels, corn 5 759 407, oats 5 859 191, rye 274 077 and barley 76 49 bushels.
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New York
East Saginaw Man Bound Over in Damages Judgment Case
From East Saginaw Michigan comes word that B Barry must pay the judgment entered against him for damages to a vt estate in the great mill strike or be subject to further legal action.
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East Saginaw
Mich
Mas B. Barry
Vt Estate
Telegraphic Brevities Span Rail Plans and Church Notices
Brief items report a British mission urging King John for peace and the approach of a 1857 rail boom with 5534 miles of new lines and 500 miles of road-bed prep next year. Notes mention a natural gas finding in Chicago water pipes and a $6,000,000 Pacific Railway extension funded by Lincoln, Nebraska.
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King John
Northwest
Chicago
Pacific Railway Company
Lincoln
Neb
Missouri Pacific
Hastings
Trish
Sidhole Becha
Wakefiel& Mich
Monkey
Paaronlea Z Ee
Ben Peaty
Federal
Revoluhavik
Vienna Suppresses Rumors on Bulgaria and Ferdinand Resignation
A Vienna dispatch denies any official exchanges with Austria or Russia about Bulgaria and OPSU frontier movements. It notes resignation rumors concerning Ferdinand and suggests a future appointment in Bulgaria amid decorations controversy.
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Vienna
Bulgaria
Russia
Opsu
Ferdinand
Political Points in Louisville Chronicle Prominent Journalist Mentioned
Fragmentary text notes a Louisville writer once with the Courier-Journal and linked to political commentary. It references Joan Nicolay and a general staff position, with incomplete phrasing about a Point column and past roles.
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Gcne
Louisville
Ste
Joan G. Nicolay
Courier-Journal
Fires And Accidents Scattered Deaths And Injuries
A Lima residence blown to pieces by natural gas explosion kills James Loudy his wife and three children after piping and a gas leak. A New Jersey Gas Light Co office tank explosion kills a clerk and injures nine others. A Cincinnati man blows dynamite to thaw cartridges causing a dangerous blast injuring a child and a woman in another incident.
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James Loudy
Lima
Loudy
New Jersey Gas Light Company
Ie Johnson
Cincinnati
Albany minister James Manning dies after holiday visit
The obituary notes James Manning of Albany died peacefully at home after visiting his family over the holiday season. It records his birth August 16 1831 in Albany and outlines a career in journalism and politics including service as Secretary of the Interior and involvement with the Democratic Party. Also reporting the death of Representative Seth C Moffatt of Traverse City Michigan at Providence Hospital in Washington on December 22, details of his passing and solitary end.
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Manving
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Cleveland
Chicago
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Traveree City
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Providence Hospital
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John Beall
Eaton
Ohio
Tom Woolfolk
Macon
Indian Territory
Jake Pettijohn
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New York Harbor
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George Engel
Albert R. Parsons
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Samuel Fielden
Michael Schwab
Louis Lingg
Merchants’ Bank
Amsterdam
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Philadelphia
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Tenn
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Joel Crowther
Claremont
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John Wernham
Utica
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Catherine W
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Henry Allsop
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D. W. Aiken
South Carolina
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D. K. Cartier
Supreme Court District of Columbia
Alexander Mitchell
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James G. Blaine
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Ind
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Wm. B. Woods
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Jerley Poore
Gun “Ke
William Almon Wheeler
United States
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court
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Garrison and
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Mark Hopkins
Williams College
James Freed
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James A. Shorter
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China
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District of
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Point Pleasant
Noted Michigan Statesman Moffatt Dies Amid Public Service
C Moffatt a veteran Michigan politician dies at 46 after a long career stems from Battle Creek. He held roles from prosecuting attorney to state senator and Speaker in Lansing. He served in Congress and contributed to constitutional revision efforts. Colleagues in Michigan mourn his loss as tributes recall his energy and public service.
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Michigan
Wade
Missouri
House
Providence Hospital
C. Moffatt
Battle Creek
Congress
Michigan University
Law Department
Leelanaw County
Traverse City
Grand Traverse County
House of Representatives
Senate Acts on Land Offices and Education Bills
The Senate passed measures to establish two new land offices in Colorado and to remove Abraham C Meyers from political disability. Other bills include extending federal laws south of the Indian Territory with Cimarron district creation and a Helena Arkansas public building appropriation. The chamber also heard a push for compulsory education and heard a memorial on Chinese labor and marriage law reform. The House mourned Seth Moffatt with unanimous resolutions and adjourned to January 4, 1553.
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Newark
William
New Orleans
Russia
Caucasus
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Sadie Hayes
Owatonna
Minn
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Pennsylvania
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Strand
London
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Cleveland
Buffalo
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Lexington
Virginia
Pennsylvania Senate
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Brix
Colorado
Abraham C. Meyers
Voorhees
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Indian Territory
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Fourteenth Native Assembly of
Oregon
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Butler
Morgan
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Telfer
Moffatt
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The Casualty Record A Long List of Accidents Involving Loss of Life
A detailed casualty record chronicles numerous accidents resulting in fatalities. It lists locations, dates, and affected individuals alongside brief incident summaries and safety context.
January Obituary Chronicle of Public Figures
January notices list ex Congressmen, judges, diplomats, creators, and officials with brief identifications. Names include John Newberry, Horatio Potter, Joseph Toss, Aaron Shaw, Baptiste La Prairie, Alice Oates, John Roach, Stafford Northcote, James Jackson, Edward Youmans, Voorhees wife, Charles Stone, Thomas Ashe, Henry Clay Doan, Wm Cottrill, Wm Traxton, Jacobini, and others with roles in politics, law, diplomacy, and industry.
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Newberry
Det
Bisoo Horatio Potter
New York
Arkansaw
Lord Iddesleigh
Stafford Northcote
James Jackson
Georgia
Edward L. Youmans
Senator Voorhees
Indiana
Charles P. Stone Stone Pasha
Thomas
Ashe
Berth Carolina Supreme
Henry Clay Doan
Aee
Wm. Cottrill
Wm. A. Traxton
X. Jacobini
Multiple Disasters and Losses Across Global Scene
A catalog of calamities includes mining suffocations in Mons Belgium and Nanaimo British Columbia, shipwrecks off Virginia and Brazil, fires in Toledo and Berlin, and massive flood and earthquake impacts in Nice Genoa and Sicily. Reports note hundreds of deaths, missing persons, and enormous property losses across June and July events worldwide.
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Belgium
Elizabeth
Virginia
Alcavar Palace
Toledo
Spain
Shanghai
Cons
Ada Milmore
Brazil
Australia
Woodstock
White River
Continental
Berlin
Rocky Mountain Range
New Mexico
Nice
Genoa
Mediterranean Sea
Socotra
St. Etienne
France
Gardner
Gainesville
Ala
Boston
Providence Bai
Richmond
Buffalo
N. Y
Sidney
England
Benton
Island
Formosa
United States
Canada
Lake Zug
Switzerland
Nagy Karolyi
Hungary
Wonchow
China
Millbrook
Kax
Michigan
Wisconsin
Chatsworth
ji—Inman Line
Montreal
Senate Debate Over Holiday Adjournment and Surplus Policy
Washington lawmakers clash as Allison pushes holiday recess while Lomb and Plumb challenge the move arguing it harms public interests. They critique the Treasury surplus handling, river and harbor funding, and Republican tax policy amid a heated Senate session.
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Washington Telegram
Allison
Senate
Lomb
Congress
Ohio River
Mr. Pugh
Permaneres
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L’lamb
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Plumb
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Treasury
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Reblican
Wall Street
New York City
Kansas
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Democratic Party
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Mr. West
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American Marine
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Red Star
American Capitol
Committee On Appropriations
House
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Prohibition Wins Local Option Votes Across Michigan Counties
Prohibitionists celebrate the local option law as elections in nine Michigan counties produce strong anti saloon margins. Barry County reports a 2000 vote majority while Eaton County seeks a Feb election with 4146 signatures and Ionia County plans a vote before February 1.
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Michigan
Detroit Telecom
Barry County
Eaton County
Ionia County
Elephant Friendship Across Species Described in Wide Awake
An 19th century tale cites bonds between animals and humans and among animals. It recounts a Barnum elephant guarding a dog, elephants nursing and grieving with keepers, and birds rescuing a wounded comrade, illustrating disinterested devotion and heroism across species.
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Parnum
Allian
Antioch
Poorlp
India
Shipp
East
Hoodwinked on Fort Street East
A patrolman on Fort Street East encounters a man who protests innocence as Hastings street corner drama unfolds. A speeding woman wife arrives with a wagon and demands 50 cents, shouting her husband’s plan to die if funds aren’t raised. The officer leads the man away.
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Fort Street
Hastings
Detroit Free Press
Discredited by Insinuation at Dinner
A San Francisco Chronicle remark notes a seven year old girl in a three person household declining dessert saying only “mouse” cheese remains and asking if the General would like it. The anecdote highlights practical housekeeping valued by a man who wants to keep house.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Doubtful traveler asks for aid in distant land
The passage shows a man seeking a small coin from a stranger in a foreign land, naming Australia as home. The stranger questions how the traveler will return, offering only a single cent and pondering the journey ahead.
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Australia
Drakes Travelrs’ Magazine
Alum in Water Claims Bacteria Reduction
A professor asserts that adding a grain of alum to a gallon of water can cut bacterial colonies from 100 to about 80 if the water is heavily infected. He says the remaining bacteria are large and removable by filtering, with the alum amount undetectable by taste and harmless to health.
God Keeps Them All in His Care Says Young Child
A Malden child asks if God keeps all little ones in heaven as a caregiver reflects on teaching faith. In New Orleans a five year old Lily answers that Jesus takes care of little children after a remark about God not peering while she plays with a doll.
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Lily
Ben Eeason
Jesus
Malden
Magnificent Christmas Coal and Coke Souvenir Issued
The Rock Island and Pacific Railway announces a new Christmas and New Year souvenir for 1885 titled Coal and Coke. It details coal deposits underground, mining methods, uses, and geology with original sketches. Price set at ten cents postage, with prepaid copies mailed worldwide.
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Buomre
Voltains
Vo Ae
Iedutoen San Natural Gas
Curcaco
Rock Island
Ap Pacific
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Southern Lands Offer Inexpensive Farm Homes to Settlers
A regional notice promotes cheap farming lands in the South for Northern settlers. It cites Jackson Tennessee Aberdeen and Jackson Mississippi Hammond Crowley Jennings Welsh Lake Charles Louisiana as desirable points. It advertises round trip tourist tickets limited to June 1 1588 with south of Cairo Illinois stopovers to New Orleans Jennings and Lake Charles and urges consulting a ticket agent for Illinois Central routes from Chicago or St Louis. A pamphlet "Southern Home Seeker's Guide" and circulars are available by mail from Manchester Iowa.
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America
Jackson
Tennessee
Aberdeen
Mississippi
Hammond
Crowley
Jennings
Welsh
Lake Charles
Louisiana
Cairo
Illinois
New Orleans
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Chicago
St. Louis
Southern
Manchester
Iowa
J. F. Merny
Gen. West
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Wisconsin Central Line Gains Mixed Popularity Amid Rainy Northwest Trips
The Wisconsin Central Line, a comparatively new factor in the Northwest rain weather, has acquired limited popularity due to imperfect service. Attendants report slow speeds on fast runs between Chicago and Minneapolis, with delays affecting dining and sleeping cars along routes through Chicago, Ashland, and the prime Wisconsin and Minnesota regions.
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Chief Paul
Minneapolis
Dinina
Aera
Chicago
Ash- Pureth
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Positive remedy for consumption offered by A Slocum
A. Slocum M C offers a “permanently cured” remedy for consumption and pledges to send two free bottles to readers who provide their Express and P O addresses. He signs at 181 Peart Street, New York.
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J. A. Lawrence
East Ninth Street
New York
Itching Piles Cure Promised by Swayne’s Ointment
Itchy painful piles worsen at night and may bleed or ulcerate. Swayne’s Ointment is claimed to stop the itching and bleeding, heal ulcers, and remove tumors in many skin disease cases. Dr. Swayne & Son advertise direct orders and mail service from Philadelphia.
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